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false <![CDATA[Thief of Time (Discworld, #26)]]> 48002 24 If you were helpless with laughter over Shanghai Noon, enjoy satirical British humor and terrible puns, or just need your Pratchett fix, grab this book. Unfamiliar with Terry Pratchett and his Discworld series? It's time to discover one of the funniest, most literate, and most thought-provoking authors writing today. The Monks of History live in a Tibetan sort of area known as "enlightenment country." Their job: "to see that tomorrow happens at all." A mysterious Lady wants time-obsessed Jeremy Clockson to build a totally accurate glass clock. It will trap time and stop it, eliminating humanity's irritating unpredictability. This would make the Auditors, who observe the universe and enforce the rules governing it, very happy. It would also put Death out of a job, which the Grim Reaper isn't happy about. Fortunately, the History Monks have encountered this situation before; in fact, Lu Tze, the Sweeper, has personally dealt with it before. Even better, he has a new, gifted apprentice, Lobsang Ludd, the "thief of time." This time, they'll stop trouble before it can start! To add chaos to the mix, there's the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse--the one who quit before they became famous. Although there are 25 other Discworld novels and many of the characters appeared first in previous books, you don't need to have read even one to enjoy The Thief of Time. (If you're the sort of reader who hates to miss any references, you might want to track down a copy of The Discworld Companion.) As a bonus, this book is a painless introduction to what quantum physics says about the nature of time. --Nona Vero 46982 2001 Thief of Time (Discworld, #26) total:5019|5:1845|4:1977|3:1046|2:130|1:21| 5019 20552 6265 176 3 4 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 13:10:49 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 13 07:56:29 -0800 2007
This is the second Pratchett book I've read and though I enjoy him, it's hard for me to shake the thought that I'm reading Douglas Adams light, set in a Dungeons a...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 31 18:39:03 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 18:40:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 10:12:12 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 12:51:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false true Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Feb 15 15:52:40 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 15:54:20 -0800 2008
Sesuai judulnya Pratchett kali ini memfokuskan kisah pada Waktu yang ternyata bentuk personifikasinya adalah perempuan, yang jatuh cinta pada seorang pendiri aliran kepercayaan bahwa waktu dapat dipahami be...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 05 07:46:28 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 22 10:53:21 -0800 2008
The Monks of History have been responsible for time management on the Discworld, and one of their mythic figures is Lu-Tze. He is called out of retirement, given an apprentice of unusual skill and se...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Dec 13 08:46:52 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 08:54:41 -0800 2008
I couldn't get more than 15, or so, pages into this. I know Pratchett is much loved, but I can't figure out why.

It seemed to me that very little care went into the writing and none to the editing: It's glib, but not at all funny. Like someone nice tryi...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sat Feb 07 18:08:27 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 18:16:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 07 13:13:10 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 13:13:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 00:43:46 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 10:33:25 -0800 2009 Terry Pratchett book I've ever read. There were times, regrettably, that the only thing I could think about while reading this was how many stars I would give it. I kept changing my mind between 3 and 4, because at times I found it to be absolutely brilliant, and at other times ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 19:42:49 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 20:01:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 14:44:58 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 14:48:32 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Aug 12 14:17:29 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 14:21:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 12:16:18 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 05:15:25 -0700 2009
It mu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 21:18:13 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 21:19:52 -0800 2008 1 Night Watch at the Friends of the Library Sale. Didn't find it. Picked up this instead. It's also a Discworld tale. It's also amusing. It's about the building of the perfect clock--which is a bad thing. The first time they built one, time stopped. Fortunately it wasn't exactly perfect, ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 08:25:36 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 08:28:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 07:11:41 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 07:16:07 -0800 2008 --------------------------------------
This is another "all about Susan" book, falling after the Soul Music and Hogfather books. It has Death and the Death of Rats; and some mystical monks, and the Auditors (who played a ro...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 06:34:46 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 17:15:55 -0700 2009 Making Money prior to this, I can only say I've now read another fabulous masterpiece. There's such wit, so many moments where I laugh out loud and do it with flourish.

I love the Igor character and I'm glad he was given a larger role in this book. I...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 22:57:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 20:24:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:03:36 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:04:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sat Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 06 05:54:01 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 20 12:12:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=48014